On behalf of people facing homelessness in Columbus and Franklin County, we constantly measure, evaluate, and share the results of our work. By setting performance standards that measure length of stay in shelter, movement to housing, and returns to shelter, we monitor the success of each program and determine the system's effectiveness as a whole.

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Community Shelter Board receives support from the City of Columbus, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, the United Way of Central Ohio, The Columbus Foundation, Nationwide Foundation, American Electric Power Foundation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the State of Ohio, and many other public and private investors.